Maine mascot misses game after pal's drunken driving arrest

ORONO, Maine (AP) - The University of Maine says the school mascot missed a men's hockey game because he was a passenger in a car whose driver was arrested on a drunken driving charge en route to the arena.

Matt Donahue, an adviser to the local Alpha Delta National Fraternity chapter, which directs the mascot program, said a recent graduate who was pinch-hitting as the mascot was asked not to perform Saturday night after the driver was charged. The driver was a student.

The arrest took place at around the time the game started. University spokeswoman Margaret Nagle says the matter has been referred to the UMaine Student Conduct Office.